Month: September 2020

Demand for fixed income exchange-traded funds has been on the rise as investors look to diversify their investment portfolios, given the uncertainties triggered by COVID-19. ETF funds have been cropping up as fund managers look to provide investors ideal investment tools for gaining exposure in the broader stock market. Likewise, Bloomberg is poised to become
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Those expecting a more powerful recovery in the unemployment and jobs report for September will have to wait longer as the initial estimates show a weaker economy as items put off by average Americans appear to be catching up with them. With an unemployment rate that is still above 8%, which is much higher than
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Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) is far off from mass-production as it continues to polish its battery technology. In the just-concluded ‘Battery Day’ event, CEO Elon Musk affirmed they are far from getting their own cells in car batteries. The fact that the company still has prototype cells in cars underscores the fact that the batteries are
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Before market open several stocks saw increases to their overall value, including Costco (COST), AstraZeneca (AZN), Novavax (NVAX), Harley-Davidson (HOG) and Redfin (RDFN). Several stocks saw a lot of movement throughout the premarket today, and they were primarily in the tech and medical markets, though there were several retail establishments that saw dramatic improvements early
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The New York Stock Exchange saw improvements across the board for the second straight day with all three major exchanges showing an increase in their overall stock values. The Dow Jones closed up 358.52 points, the NASDAQ up 241.296 points and the S&P 500 up 51.87 points. This represents slight improvement after several days of
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The future of the stock market is looking relatively bleak as investors look at falling numbers amid financial pressures throughout the country. Each of the markets was expected to see drops though the S&P 500 was expected to see a correction of a 10% drop below it’s all-time closing high. The NASDAQ also saw a
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The U.S real estate sector has stood tall amid the COVID-19 shocks, unlike in 2009, when it fuelled the financial crisis. However, cracks are starting to appear as businesses struggle to stay afloat as the economy experiences its biggest contraction in recent years. Brookfield Properties, one of the nation’s largest retail estate owners, has embarked
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Investigations have been underway for JPMorgan Chase regarding their possible manipulation of Treasury and metal markets. It seems. According to sources, that the company is close to making a payment to several U.S. agencies which would amount to nearly $1 billion in order to settle the current situation. It’s expected that a decision will be
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The ETF market has been heating up as investors continue to diversify their portfolios amid the uncertainty that continues to grip the global economy and the stock market. A good number of ETFs have performed well on stocks rallying to record highs on shrugging the shocks triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. iShares U.S Material Outperformance
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The bond market has come under immense pressure in the wake of policy maker’s worldwide cutting interest rates to record lows in response to a challenging economic climate owing to COVID-19. Amid the low-interest environment, investors have continued to flock the market in a bid to hedge against uncertainties in the global economy. Transamerica Asset
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